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Highly-Detailed Grand Tour Alabaster Model of Pisa Cathedral, circa 1870

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Italian Grand Tour Alabaster Model the Roman Forum Temple of Vespasian
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian Grand Tour model of the ancient Temple of Vespasian located in the Roman Forum, Rome. Carved from alabaster, this is a handsome example of a souvenir carving which would have been collected by a European or American sophisticate making a Grand Tour of the ancient sites of Italy. This wonderful architectural miniature is evocative of another time and place. Roma Templo Di Vespasiano' etched into the black marble base. It has been drilled to be wired, not the first time I have owned one of these that had been mounted as a lamp. The Temple of Vespasian and Titus is located in Rome at the western end of the Roman Forum between the Temple of Concordia and the Temple of Saturn...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Architectural Models

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A Grand Tour wooden maquette, depicting the Tower of Pisa, Italy circa 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Miniature Wunderkammer Grand Tour architectural model, entirely handmade, in balsa wood and brass, depicting the Tower of Pisa. The bells made of brass are inserted in the final part...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Architectural Models

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Italian Grand Tour Marble Models of Roman ruins
Located in Greenwich, CT
Italian Grand Tour Sienna Marble Desk Models, one of the Temple of Vespasian, the other of the Foro Romano, late 19th / early 20th cent. Note : Grand Tour travels to the sights of A...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Models and Miniatures

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Italian Grand Tour Model of a Roman Oil Lamp
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A decorative Italian Grand Tour model of a Roman oil lamp, circa 1835,in the manner of Benedetto Boschetti (1820-1870). Once a Grand Tour souvenir acquired by an adventurer explorin...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Models and Miniatures

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A Finely Sculpted Grand Tour Model of The Temple of Vespasian, Italy Circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The large & finely sculpted alabaster structure showing a trio of fluted columns terminating to finely carved Corinthian capitals, supporting an entablature with a carved frieze illu...
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Antique Breccia Marble Grand Tour Model of a Roman Bath
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique breccia marble Grand Tour model of a roman bath. Lion paws and a Portoro marble base display this Italian sculpture to showcase its elegant veining and impressive craftsm...
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